Your challenge is to design a 'snug' home, a compact, environmentally friendly house that is small in size but still has everything you need. Learn about Ecomotive SNUG homes in our exhibition, take inspiration from the sheets on our activity table and get designing.
A snug home is important because the UK needs more affordable homes (smaller houses are usually cheaper), space in the cities is limited and expensive (future homes need to take up less space), small homes generally have a smaller carbon footprint and due to climate change rising sea levels we may have less land to build houses on.
When designing and making think about:
- The layout inside - how can you squeeze everything you need into the space and what don't we need
- Whether your home could be stackable and fit together
- What environmentally friendly materials your snug home could be made from
- If your snug home generate its own electricity
Share your creations on our gallery wall and ask a member of staff to photograph your design and share via our Twitter: @archcentre #snughomes
Learn more about Ecomotive SNUG homes here and at our Resources residency.
As part of Bristol Family Arts Festival there's also a chance to join in at our Shoe boxes and shipping containers: make your own snug home workshop on Friday 30 October.
Visit the Architecture Centre's website for more events and information.
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